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Child Costs and Economic Development

In: Population and Economic Change in Developing Countries

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  • Peter H. Lindert

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  • Peter H. Lindert, 1980. "Child Costs and Economic Development," NBER Chapters, in: Population and Economic Change in Developing Countries, pages 5-80, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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